diff --git a/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m b/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m
index 8e9ea19064..96832d8d05 100644
--- a/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m
+++ b/apple/common/apple_gamecontroller.m
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 static BOOL apple_gamecontroller_available(void)
 {
+    if (IOS_IS_VERSION_6_OR_LOWER())
+        return false;
     /* by checking for extern symbols defined by the framework, we can check for its
      * existence at runtime. This is the Apple endorsed way of dealing with this */
     return (&GCControllerDidConnectNotification && &GCControllerDidDisconnectNotification);